2018 Bali Facts And Stats (Updated)

It’s finally happening. We’re returning to Bali for the first time since the wildly successful event in 2013. Why has it been so long? We saw a ton of amazing scores during that event and yet, POOF, it disappeared from the schedule as quickly as it appeared.

But here we are, returning to the site of one of the most high performance events in memory. Hopefully we can see the same level of intensity once again.

Here’s a few statistics to consider when planning your Fantasy Surfer teams:

– With three events in the book so far*, no surfer has made it to the quarterfinals more than twice. (* Remember, Margaret River event has yet to be completed)

– There are 16 men surfers in this year’s event that surfed in the 2013 Bali event.

– Jordy Smith, who many are calling a favorite to perform well at this event, is actually riding a pretty bad losing streak. He has not made it past the 3rd Round of an event since he finished Runner-up at Trestles in 2017. If you’re keeping track, that’s 6 straight events of Round 3 losses.

– From the Top 10 surfers in the rankings in 2017, there are currently only 4 of them still ranked inside the Top 10. And of those 4, only two of them (Julian Wilson & Filipe Toledo) have improved their ranking since the end of 2017.

– This is the first year that the women will be competing at the Championship Tour level in Bali. Back in 2013, there was no women’s event.

TIME ZONE: Keramas, Bali, Indonesia is 12 hours ahead of the US East Coast and 15 hours ahead of the US West Coast. This means that 7:00am, Sunday, May 27th in Bali is 7:00pm, Saturday, May 27th in New York, and 4:00pm Saturday, May 27th in Los Angeles. If you're not in any of those time zones and want to know the difference in time from Rio to your area, we recommend visiting TimeAndDate.com.

INJURIES / REPLACEMENTS / WILDCARDS: As of today (May 26th USA, May 27th AUS), Caio Ibelli and Kelly Slater are the only surfers to withdraw from the event. They have been replaced in the draw by Miguel Pupo and Barron Mamiya. Mikey Wright has been added to the event as a wildcard. The final wildcard is local surfer Oney Anwar.

On the women’s side, no injuries have been reported. The final spot has been awarded to Hurley Trials winner Carol Henrique.